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EDWARD E. FRANCE, or nnro vienovn, Wisconsin.

Application filedOctober 17, 1925. Serial No; 63,122.

This inventionrelates to toys, the general object being the provision of aicylinder havingoa rotatable element .mounted therein and cords extending through the cylinder and'wrapped upon the rotatable element in opposite directions so; that the toy, as com pleted, may simultaneously unwindone cord. while winding the other when the toy is suspended by one cord, and dropped therefrom. y u y, Another. object of. my invention resides in the .provision of eccentrically: mounted wheels. upon the outer ends of the rotatable element exteriorly of the cylinder in eflee tively constituting a Whirligig.

With theabove and other objects in view, the invention further {includes the following features and details of construction, to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention. 7

Figure 2 is a, top plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional View.

Figure fl: is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 4:4= of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is an end elevation of my invention.

Figure 6 is a perspective of a cord guide.

Figure 7 is an illustration of my invention in use.

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts, the reference character [10 indicates an elongated octagon-shaped member or housing having a cylindrical bore 11 within which is mounted for rotation in opposite directions therein, a shaft 12 having a groove 13 provided at an appropriate point in its length and adjacent one end thereof in order that a bar 14 extending vertically through the housing 10 and to one side of the bore 11 thereof may be received within a portion of the groove 13 in eliminating any longitudinal move ment or end play, the shaft 12 further including elongated grooved portions 15 upon the opposite sides of the center thereof to facilitate the wrappings of cords 16 wound in opposite directions thereon and each of which having rings 17 secured to the opposite ends thereof to facilitate grasping or holding by an operator or user, the outer end portions of the cords 16 extending through obliquely disposed channels 18 slotted upon diametrically opposite sides of the housing 10 and communicating with the bore 11 thereof, and. engaging pins 19 extending'centrally and vertically Within the channels-18 in preventing the cords 16 from being chafed or flayed against the corners orside walls-of the channels 118 and being guided exteriorly thereof within semi-circular p'ortions20 formed at intermediate points in the length'scf pins 21 being secured to the outersides of the housing 10 at themouths of the channels 18, the respective ends of the shaft 12 having wheelseccentrie cally mounted thereon, the purpose of which willbe presently apparent. A

Inthe mode of operation of the present invention it is clearly apparent and manifest from the illustration in Figure 3 of the drawings, that one of the cords 16 is wound while the other is being unwound whereby a user or operator, as clearly illustrated in Figure 7 of the drawings, may hold the wound cord in a suspended position and allow the shaft 12'to unwind the respective cord, after which time the user or operator reaches down and grasps the opposite ring 17 upon its companion cord 16 and reverses the movement of the housing, shaft 12 and eccentrically mounted wheels 22 relative to the respective groove portions 15 and windings of each cord. The eccentrically mounted ,wheels simulating, in effect, a

Whirligig.

The invention is susceptible of various changesin its form, proportions and minor details of construction, and the right is herein reserved to make such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim is 1. A toy of the character described comprising a housing having a longitudinal bore therethrough and obliquely disposed channels communicating therewith upon the opposite sides of the housing, a shaft mounted for rotary movement within the bore of the housing and having successive grooves provided at appropriate points in its length. a pin extending through the housing and bore and an appreciable distance within one of the grooves in preventing any end play of the shaft when rotating therein, and

prising a housing having a longitudinal bore therethrough, a shaft mounted for rotary movement within the bore and having a plurality of grooves provided at a propriate points in its length, a pin extending through the housing and bore therefor and an a ple ciable distance within one of the grooves in eliminating any end play of the shaft therein, the housing further including obliquely disposed channels communicating with the bore and remaining grooved portions of the shaft, cords guided Within each of the channels and wrapped in opposite directions upon the grooves re istering therewith u on the shaft for alternately rotating the shaft in opposite directions, and eccentrically mounted wheelsarranged upon the opposite ends of the shaft exteriorly of the housing.

3. A toy of the character described comprisin I a housing having a 1011 itudinal bore tierethrough, a shaft mounte for rotary movement Within the bore and having a plurality of grooves provided at appropriate points in its length, a pin extending through the housing and bore therefor and an appreciable distance Within one of the grooves in eliminating any end play of the shaft therein, the housing further including obliquely disposed channels communicating with the bore and remaining grooved portions of the shaft, cords extending within each of the channels and wrapped in o po site'directions upon the grooves registering therewith upon the shaft for alternately ro tatin the shaft in op'o'site directions, eccentrically mounted w eels arranged upon the shaft exteriorly of the housing, and cord guides extending centrally and transversely interiorly and exteriorly of the channels whereby the toy may be suspended in a horizontal plane during the operation thereof. Y i

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

EDWAR'D E. FRANCE. 

